Spanish archaeologists have identified 134 shipwreck remains dating back centuries along the coastal stretch between the Bay of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar, the Strait that separates Europe from Africa. Altogether, the archaeologists found 151 separate archaeological sites containing shipwrecks ranging from ancient Punic vessels to World War II-era military technology, according to research published on  ResearchGate . The Rock of Gibraltar is one of the more pivotal stretches of ocean. It’s always served as a chokepoint that ships from, say, England or Lisbon had to travel if they had business or some light conquering to do in the Mediterranean or Middle East. Ships hauling Roman fish sauce or dodging Napoleonic cannon fire or, in the modern day, shipping oil, all had to pass through this bottleneck, which logically made it a hotspot for wrecks and battles.…